{"id":932,"date":"2026-07-14T20:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=932"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:40:49","slug":"donald-trump-backs-away-from-20-per-cent-fee-plan-on-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=932","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump backs away from 20 per cent fee plan on Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.6390607407407407%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_210%2C$y_33\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1bc4e2b9d63e603f0737046cbbc9452ce4fd6153\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Donald Trump backs away from 20 per cent fee plan on Strait of Hormuz\" title=\"Donald Trump backs away from 20 per cent fee plan on Strait of Hormuz\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div 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the Strait of Hormuz, but says the United States will still protect the waterway in exchange for additional investment from its Gulf partners.<\/p>\n<p>The US president reversed course following phone calls from \u201ckings and emirs\u201d in the Gulf, he said, 24 hours after he <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/north-america\/us-to-resume-iran-blockade-guard-strait-of-hormuz-and-charge-20-per-cent-toll-20260714-p60f0f.html\">floated the idea<\/a> of taking control of the strait and charging a toll of 20 per cent of cargo value.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b317cc3c72105c4d66035978f92815a115a0c520, 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21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>US President Donald Trump dumped his short-lived plan to place a 20 per cent fee on use of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey said, \u2018We\u2019d love to do it a different way, we\u2019d love to invest in the United States with billions and billions of dollars\u2019,\u201d Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>\u201cBy doing it that way there\u2019s no fee, they\u2019re investing, and they\u2019re getting a return on their money, and it\u2019s good.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/middle-east\/us-iran-war-live-updates-trump-reinstates-blockade-on-strait-of-hormuz-backs-away-from-20-per-cent-fee-as-us-launches-wave-of-new-attacks-on-iran-20260714-p60f8k.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1582%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/bc4fc440988a0260098227beaa1d0fc00b3d75c5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1582%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/bc4fc440988a0260098227beaa1d0fc00b3d75c5 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1582%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/bc4fc440988a0260098227beaa1d0fc00b3d75c5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1582%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/bc4fc440988a0260098227beaa1d0fc00b3d75c5 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump has continued to receive support from Republicans despite questions over his conduct.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1582%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/bc4fc440988a0260098227beaa1d0fc00b3d75c5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1582%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/bc4fc440988a0260098227beaa1d0fc00b3d75c5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1582%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/bc4fc440988a0260098227beaa1d0fc00b3d75c5 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like the concept of a fee. But at the same time it\u2019s not fair that we\u2019re protecting this strait for the entire world, for China and everyone \u2026 It\u2019s unfair that we\u2019re not somehow compensated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump added: \u201cI don\u2019t think that anybody should be able to charge a fee for the strait, or for any other strait, relationship, in terms of other sections of the world. I don\u2019t think anybody should be in that position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The US president did not provide details about the purported investments, or how they would relate to existing commitments made by those Gulf nations to invest in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Analysts had widely described Trump\u2019s proposed toll as unworkable and unserious, given it would add $20 to the cost of a barrel of oil, and illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Iran also immediately seized on the plan, saying 20 per cent was too much, and it would charge a \u201cfairer\u201d price for use of the strait.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/66fa8ffb9d35c55e246882d74d9d7b5200a0f909, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/66fa8ffb9d35c55e246882d74d9d7b5200a0f909 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/66fa8ffb9d35c55e246882d74d9d7b5200a0f909, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/66fa8ffb9d35c55e246882d74d9d7b5200a0f909 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Donald Trump with the Prime Minister of Iraq, Ali al-Zaidi, in the Oval Office on Tuesday (US time).\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/66fa8ffb9d35c55e246882d74d9d7b5200a0f909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/66fa8ffb9d35c55e246882d74d9d7b5200a0f909, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/66fa8ffb9d35c55e246882d74d9d7b5200a0f909 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>President Donald Trump with the Prime Minister of Iraq, Ali al-Zaidi, in the Oval Office on Tuesday (US time).<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The country\u2019s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, thanked Trump for affirming Iran\u2019s point that \u201cwhoever provides secure and safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz should be compensated for this service\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s backdown on Tuesday (Washington time) came just hours before US forces were due to recommence a naval blockade of all ships entering or departing Iranian ports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>The American blockade \u2013 which was in place from April to June before the US and Iran signed <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/north-america\/read-in-full-the-us-iran-14-point-peace-deal-20260618-p607tf.html\">a Memorandum of Understanding<\/a> to end hostilities \u2013 caused significant economic damage to the Islamic regime by restricting its exports.<\/p>\n<p>It resumed at 6am on Wednesday (AEST), US Central Command said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/HjeCA\/2\/\" class=\"sc-a37c8537-0 sc-d102cce5-1 inzSmD wbXDd\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, recent exchanges of fire have cast doubt on the interim peace deal, which is now almost halfway through a 60-day period in which negotiators were supposed to agree to a final accord. The final accord was meant to address Iran\u2019s disputed nuclear program and other issues.<\/p>\n<p>The US began <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/middle-east\/us-iran-war-live-updates-trump-reinstates-blockade-on-strait-of-hormuz-backs-away-from-20-per-cent-fee-as-us-launches-wave-of-new-attacks-on-iran-20260714-p60f8k.html\">a fresh wave of strikes at 5am<\/a> on Wednesday (AEST), US Central Command said, \u201cto continue degrading Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>The targets of those strikes were not immediately clear, but for the past week the US has targeted Iranian coastal surveillance systems, radar, missile and drone sites and other infrastructure in a variety of locations, mostly near the water.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/north-america\/us-to-resume-iran-blockade-guard-strait-of-hormuz-and-charge-20-per-cent-toll-20260714-p60f0f.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.32375%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0561df5ada2a690e06f39eebe49b59338c19581405ae6e689de0125f69974c58, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.32375%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0561df5ada2a690e06f39eebe49b59338c19581405ae6e689de0125f69974c58 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.32375%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0561df5ada2a690e06f39eebe49b59338c19581405ae6e689de0125f69974c58, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.32375%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0561df5ada2a690e06f39eebe49b59338c19581405ae6e689de0125f69974c58 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SMH\/AGE CENTCOM GIF July 14\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.32375%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0561df5ada2a690e06f39eebe49b59338c19581405ae6e689de0125f69974c58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.32375%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0561df5ada2a690e06f39eebe49b59338c19581405ae6e689de0125f69974c58, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.32375%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0561df5ada2a690e06f39eebe49b59338c19581405ae6e689de0125f69974c58 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In other recent developments, Iran attacked a US Army base in Jordan with ballistic missiles, while Bahrain, which hosts a US naval base, said it had fended off an Iranian aerial attack. Jordan said it shot down four ballistic missiles, and explosions were heard in Manama, Bahrain\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office of Iran\u2019s Qeshm Island, on the Strait of Hormuz, said it was hit by a US projectile at around 7pm on Tuesday (1.30am Wednesday AEST), Iranian state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a US projectile exploded near a water and electricity facility on Iran\u2019s Kish Island, the country\u2019s semi-official Tasnim news agency said. State media also reported an explosion heard in Andimeshk in southern Khuzestan province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Trump has declared the ceasefire \u201cover\u201d, and formally informed Congress last week that the US was resuming strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With Reuters, AP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what\u2019s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/newsletter-signup?newsletter=trump-biden-2020&amp;utm_source=EditorialArticle&amp;utm_medium=ArticleText&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters\"><b><i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 fWnQtB\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bhFzjY noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 ksUUFP\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga sc-780f6c39-3 fMMhlQ\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><default:path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"\/><\/default:svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-0 ksyHqK\">\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-1 LVIFj\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Koziol\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40%2Ch_40%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40%2Ch_40%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_80%2Ch_80%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262 2x\" width=\"40\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"\/><span data-testid=\"author-bio\" class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-3 cVMGnz\"><span><a class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm sc-b5b9fd03-2 jcGta-D\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/by\/michael-koziol-hvf7q\">Michael Koziol<\/a> is the North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. 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